 <p><strong>Level 20: 6,000/12,000 (12,000)</strong></p>    <p><strong>Entries: 49/648</strong></p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><a href="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1b-66-Espen-Ringstad-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" data-lightbox="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1b-66-Espen-Ringstad-by-Elena-Kask.jpg"><img src="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-1b-66-Espen-Ringstad-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" alt="Espen RIngstad" class="lightbox__image"/></a><figcaption>Espen RIngstad</figcaption></figure>    <p>Espen Ringstad was the chip leader at the start of day and during Day 1b joked around with the reporters and table mates about how he was a chip millionaire and then a chip billionaire to end things off. </p>    <p>&#8220;I am not a billionaire,&#8221; said Ringstad with a small smile after he was just eliminated as follows.</p>    <p>Ringstad three-bet jammed the button for less than 10 big blinds and was called by Atli Thrastarson from the cutoff.</p>    <p>Espen Ringstad: <span class="inline-card" value="heart">2 </span><span class="inline-card" value="diamond">2 </span></p>    <p>Atli Thrastarson: <span class="inline-card" value="spade">9 </span><span class="inline-card" value="spade">7 </span></p>    <p>Ringstad&#8217;s ducks failed to win the flip and he was eliminated after Thrastarson improved to a full house on the <span class="inline-card" value="spade">J </span><span class="inline-card" value="heart">4 </span><span class="inline-card" value="heart">9 </span><span class="inline-card" value="diamond">9 </span><span class="inline-card" value="club">4 </span> runout.</p>    <p>Atli Thrastarson &#8211; 1,000,000</p>    <p>Espen Ringstad &#8211; 0</p> 

&#8220;Not a Billionaire&#8221;

Coolbet Open Main Event - Day 2, Registration & Re-Entries Close End of First Level Of Day 2, at 13:00

 <p><strong>Level 24: 15,000/30,000 (30,000)</strong></p>    <p><strong>Entries: 15/648</strong></p>    <figure class="wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-95-Marthe-Sterten-Lyngvar-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" data-lightbox="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-95-Marthe-Sterten-Lyngvar-by-Elena-Kask.jpg"><img data-id="39183"  src="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-95-Marthe-Sterten-Lyngvar-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" alt="Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-95-Marthe-Sterten-Lyngvar-by-Elena-Kask" class="lightbox__image"/></a><figcaption>Marthe Lyngvar</figcaption></figure>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-109-Raymond-Vilnes-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" data-lightbox="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-109-Raymond-Vilnes-by-Elena-Kask.jpg"><img data-id="39236"  src="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-109-Raymond-Vilnes-by-Elena-Kask.jpg" alt="Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-109-Raymond-Vilnes-by-Elena-Kask" class="lightbox__image"/></a><figcaption>Raymond Vilnes</figcaption></figure> </figure>    <p>Eetu Sepponen who began the day as the shortest stack just managed to bust two players in the same hand. Sepponen raised from UTG and in the small blind Raymond Vilnes (12 big blinds) moved all-in. Marthe Lyngvar (who had roughly 15 big blinds) did the same in the big blind. Sepponen, who had both covered, called the all-in. Showdown:</p>    <p>Marthe Lyngvar: <span class="inline-card" value="heart">9 </span><span class="inline-card" value="club">9 </span><br>Raymond Vilnes: <span class="inline-card" value="heart">K </span><span class="inline-card" value="heart">J </span><br>Eetu Sepponen: <span class="inline-card" value="club">A </span><span class="inline-card" value="spade">A </span></p>    <p>Board: <span class="inline-card" value="heart">5 </span><span class="inline-card" value="diamond">6 </span><span class="inline-card" value="diamond">3 </span><span class="inline-card" value="heart">6 </span><span class="inline-card" value="diamond">2 </span></p>    <p>The board did not provide enough help for either of the two players at risk and Sepponen took both of them out. He&#8217;s up to over 1M chips now. Meanwhile, Lyngvar was able to ladder up one spot to be awarded the 16th place prize of €2,450 while Vilnes had to settle for the 17th place prize of €2,100.</p>    <p>With that, we&#8217;re down to the final two tables and the seats are redrawn.</p>    <p>Eetu Sepponen &#8211; 1.2 million</p>    <p>Raymond Vilnes &#8211; 0</p>    <p>Marthe Lyngvar &#8211; 0</p> 

Marthe Lyngvar Eliminated in 16th Place (€2,450); Raymond Vilnes in 17th Place (€2,100)

 <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><a href="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-131-Mikko-Tapani-Ylamaki-by-Elena-Kask-1024x682.jpg" data-lightbox="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-131-Mikko-Tapani-Ylamaki-by-Elena-Kask-1024x682.jpg"><img decoding="async" src="https://www.pokerlistings.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Coolbet-Open-ME-Day-2-131-Mikko-Tapani-Ylamaki-by-Elena-Kask-1024x682.jpg" alt="Mikko Ylamaki" class="lightbox__image"/></a><figcaption>Mikko Ylamaki</figcaption></figure>    <p><strong>Mikko Ylamaki</strong> put the pedal to the metal near the end of Day 2 to bag a chip leading stack over the 18 remaining players in the <strong>Coolbet Open</strong> at <strong>Olympic Park Casino</strong> and the <strong>Hilton Tallinn Park</strong> with 2,300,000 in chips.</p>    <p>Ylamaki is no stranger to deep runs at the Coolbet Open as the last time the Coolbet Open took place in November 2019, Ylamaki secured 14th place for €15,809 for his largest career live tournament cash according to The Hendon Mob. Although anything can happen in tournament poker, it is likely that he will finish a bit better this time around thanks to his massive stack entering the final day.</p>    <p>Also bagging top five stacks were <strong>Vegard Andreassen</strong> (1,840,000), <strong>David Berggren</strong> (1,815,000), <strong>Paulius Kostickis</strong> (1,645,000), and <strong>Kalle Mikkonen</strong> (1,565,000). Berggren in particular had a hot end of the day as he doubled up twice against <strong>Jon Persent</strong> (who was eliminated in 24th place for €2,100) before also eliminating <strong>Toni Hamalainen</strong> in 28th place.</p>    <p>Behind this batch are a pair of local heroes in <strong>Kaido Mikk</strong> and <strong>Ranno Sootla</strong>. Sootla was on a rollercoaster ride with both very big highs and huge lows in the second half of the penultimate day.</p>    <p>Two women also advanced to the final day in Norwegians <strong>Ylva Thorsrud</strong> (1,080,000) and <strong>Marthe Lyngvar</strong> (660,000).</p>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final Day Seat Draw</h2>    <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th>Table – Seat</th><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>Chips</th><th>Blinds</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7-1</td><td>Raymond Vilnes</td><td>Norway</td><td>700,000</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>7-2</td><td>Marthe Lyngvar</td><td>Norway</td><td>660,000</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>7-3</td><td>Eetu Sepponen</td><td>Finland</td><td>180,000</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>7-4</td><td>Vegard Andreassen</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,840,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>7-5</td><td>Ylva Thorsrud</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,080,000</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>7-7</td><td>Paulius Kostickis</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>1,645,000</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>13-1</td><td>Tarmo Tammel</td><td>Estonia</td><td>970,000</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>13-2</td><td>Thomas Hansen</td><td>Norway</td><td>790,000</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>13-3</td><td>Mikko Ylämäki</td><td>Finland</td><td>2,300,000</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>13-4</td><td>Quang Doan</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,300,000</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>13-5</td><td>Kalle Mikkonen</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,565,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>13-8</td><td>David Berggren</td><td>Sweden</td><td>1,815,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>14-1</td><td>Kalle Ly</td><td>Sweden</td><td>605,000</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>14-3</td><td>Kaido Mikk</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,550,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>14-4</td><td>Tanel Evert</td><td>Estonia</td><td>300,000</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>14-5</td><td>Renta Gatos</td><td>Greece</td><td>345,000</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>14-7</td><td>Ranno Sootla</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,490,000</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>14-8</td><td>Atli Thrastarson</td><td>Iceland</td><td>580,000</td><td>19</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final Day Payouts</h2>    <p>The Coolbet Open Main Event has been a massive success with 648 runners generating a prize pool of €311,040. This makes it the second-largest Coolbet Open Main Event in the tour&#8217;s five event history only behind the last Coolbet Open in November 2019 which attracted 686 entries for a €331,740 prize pool. All returning players are guaranteed at least a €2,100 payout with the eventual winner slated to walk away with a huge <strong>top prize of €65,700</strong>.</p>    <p>The tournament was scheduled to pay out the top 79 players at least a €1,020 payout. However, with both <strong>Line Lindsholm</strong> at the feature table and <strong>Henning Stalsberg</strong> at a side table hitting the rail on the same hand on the money bubble, the prize was split to €510 each for these two players and allowed 80 players to go home with a payout.</p>    <p>Here is a look at the payouts for the 18 remaining players:</p>    <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th>Place</th><th>Prize</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>€65,700</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>€42,800</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>€26,600</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>€20,700</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>€15,260</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>€10,170</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>€8,000</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>€6,800</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>€5,650</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>€4,600</td></tr><tr><td>11-12</td><td>€3,700</td></tr><tr><td>13-14</td><td>€2,900</td></tr><tr><td>15-16</td><td>€2,450</td></tr><tr><td>17-18</td><td>€2,100</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>    <p>PokerListings will be back on the floor as soon as cards are in the air on Saturday, May 28 at noon PST. Stay tuned to see who wins the Coolbet Open Main Event.</p> 

Mikko Ylamaki Leads the Final 18 in the Coolbet Open Main Event

 <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Chip Counts</h2>    <p>Full official chip counts after Day 2:</p>    <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>Chips</th><th>Big  Blinds</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Mikko Ylämäki</td><td>Finland</td><td>2,300,000</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>Vegard Andreassen</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,840,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>David Berggren</td><td>Sweden</td><td>1,815,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>Paulius Kostickis</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>1,645,000</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>Kalle Mikkonen</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,565,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>Kaido Mikk</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,550,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>Ranno Sootla</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,490,000</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Quang Doan</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,300,000</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>Ylva Thorsrud</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,080,000</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Tarmo Tammel</td><td>Estonia</td><td>970,000</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>Thomas Hansen</td><td>Norway</td><td>790,000</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>Raymond Vilnes</td><td>Norway</td><td>700,000</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Marthe Lyngvar</td><td>Norway</td><td>660,000</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Kalle Ly</td><td>Sweden</td><td>605,000</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>Atli Thrastarson</td><td>Iceland</td><td>580,000</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td>Renta Gatos</td><td>Greece</td><td>345,000</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Tanel Evert</td><td>Estonia</td><td>300,000</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Eetu Sepponen</td><td>Finland</td><td>180,000</td><td>6</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>    <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Final Day Seat Draw</h2>    <figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><thead><tr><th>Table &#8211; Seat</th><th>Player</th><th>Country</th><th>Chips</th><th>Blinds</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>7-1</td><td>Raymond Vilnes</td><td>Norway</td><td>700,000</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>7-2</td><td>Marthe Lyngvar</td><td>Norway</td><td>660,000</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>7-3</td><td>Eetu Sepponen</td><td>Finland</td><td>180,000</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>7-4</td><td>Vegard Andreassen</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,840,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>7-5</td><td>Ylva Thorsrud</td><td>Norway</td><td>1,080,000</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>7-7</td><td>Paulius Kostickis</td><td>Lithuania</td><td>1,645,000</td><td>55</td></tr><tr><td>13-1</td><td>Tarmo Tammel</td><td>Estonia</td><td>970,000</td><td>32</td></tr><tr><td>13-2</td><td>Thomas Hansen</td><td>Norway</td><td>790,000</td><td>26</td></tr><tr><td>13-3</td><td>Mikko Ylämäki</td><td>Finland</td><td>2,300,000</td><td>77</td></tr><tr><td>13-4</td><td>Quang Doan</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,300,000</td><td>43</td></tr><tr><td>13-5</td><td>Kalle Mikkonen</td><td>Finland</td><td>1,565,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>13-8</td><td>David Berggren</td><td>Sweden</td><td>1,815,000</td><td>61</td></tr><tr><td>14-1</td><td>Kalle Ly</td><td>Sweden</td><td>605,000</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td>14-3</td><td>Kaido Mikk</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,550,000</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>14-4</td><td>Tanel Evert</td><td>Estonia</td><td>300,000</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>14-5</td><td>Renta Gatos</td><td>Greece</td><td>345,000</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>14-7</td><td>Ranno Sootla</td><td>Estonia</td><td>1,490,000</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>14-8</td><td>Atli Thrastarson</td><td>Iceland</td><td>580,000</td><td>19</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>    <p></p> 

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